The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the mints during the week ended
June % was s. % 296, same period last
year, s52o64 The shipments OF fractional
silver coin since June amounts to S5s2,-
l97.
WHEN the Government OF the United
$ ates was formally naugurated in 1859
the number of pos ,-OillccS in the country
WAS 70; In 1870 there were 90]; IN IS
5617, in 1873, 81. 13i, and in 1886, 53,6li
The whole length OF public mail routes in
operation last year was 31l $50 miles. The
revenue Of the department for 1856
amounted to si3 9is,4 3, while the expcn-
di,ures amounte TO s. S39, $40.
Tue latest Wall street rumor Is that
Jay Gould has secured control OF Manhat-
tan Elevated railroad ami the Baltimore
4 ONO Telegraph.
On the Goth the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers opened their annual
convention at Ottawa, Ont, under the
auspices of the Canadi ian division.
Nearly four hundred visitors were in al
tendance,
OK the S9th the Standard Paper Com
pany of Milwaukee. Wis, made an as
scnment to j. +. Friend, who gave bond
for $4,000 This is supposed to represent
the ssets. The liabilities are nearly 500,
90
On the Goth the families OF fifteen
strikers at the Pennsylvania Salt Works
| at Natrona, Pa, were evctcd by the
sheriff and his deputies. The sheriff was
| ieere by the strikers, but no res istence
was offered.
ON the Vanderbilt lines. after July l.,
| the tickets Of sleeping-car passengers will
| be taken up BY the sleeping car conduct
or as soon as the passenger enters his
| berth, thus protecting the pilgrim from
further annoyance from the train conduct
or later on.
AT Middleton, Conn, on the 29th, the
trustees of the Wesleyan University,
| after being in session six hours, removed
President John W. Beach from his posi-
ton. The vote for his removal stood "a to
| 4, and, although this action was not un-
! expected, it has created a profound sem
sation.
The Navy Department, under authority
/ conferred D, the iGsT congress, mas in
vited proposals for furnishing three steel
east rough bored-an turned six-inch
high-power rife cannons Of domestic man
u lacture--one OF Bcssemer, one of p N
! hearth and one of crucIble steel. BIDS
VIII be received at the department un I'll
August next, when the proposals will
be opened,
TIE iron workers scale has been signed
and a strike averted.
TnE reduction OF the public debt in
June is estimated at sl5,00l00l
Tnr Illinois live-stock shippers and the
railroads have settled their diffe,enccs
| micably.
TnE directors of the Vanderbilt road $
met at New York on the 3Oth aud declared
| dividends on all.
TnE National Federation OF Trades has
espousel the cause OF the strikers in the
building trades of Chicago.
TUE Pdq Nall Gazette aud other London
papers are severe in their criticisms on
the Pope Ia his attitude toward Ireland.
Instances are reported daily of pers on 8
being fined in Alsace for playing or sing
ing Frsuch patriotic airs, or crying "Vive
Ia France"
FoR the quarter ending June 80 the re-
ceipts at the New York custom house
were $3.50 O. 900. an increase Of between
A0Oo00 and g 90, 00) over the same
psriol last pear.
4 o. she 4eth sevty emflsyas a. tAa Gov.
e5nlnoa& 1rtaeieg oflea. peincipolly y ~
u O. as19eoA 49,